Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to online fraud last year

More than $12.5 billion was lost in 2023 to online fraud in cases reported by the American public, according to the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report — a 22% increase on the year before. The report compiles information from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and shows a steady increase in fraud nearly across

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